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Open edX

a MOOC-type e-learning platform created in 2012 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard University
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Open edX

Summary

Open edX is a learning management system[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (learning_management_system category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open edX's instance of is recorded as learning management system[3].
  • Open edX's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Open edX's instance of is recorded as open-source software[5].
  • Open edX's maintained by is recorded as edX[6].
  • Open edX's copyright license is recorded as Q27017232[7].
  • Open edX's programmed in is recorded as Python[8].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Aspen[9].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Birch[10].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Cypress[11].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Dogwood[12].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Ginkgo.1[13].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Hawthorn.1[14].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Ironwood.1[15].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Birch.1[16].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Birch.2[17].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Dogwood.1[18].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Dogwood.2[19].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Dogwood.3[20].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Eucalyptus.1[21].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Eucalyptus.2[22].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Eucalyptus.3[23].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Ficus.1[24].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Ficus.2[25].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Ficus.3[26].
  • Open edX's software version identifier is recorded as Ficus.4[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include learning management system[3], free software[4], and open-source software[5].

Why It Matters

Open edX draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (learning_management_system category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . open.edx.org. open.edx.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . edx.readthedocs.io. edx.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Open edX. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-edx
MLA “Open edX.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-edx.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_open-edx_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Open edX}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-edx}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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